Workingman&#39;s garment



G. W. WEAVER.

wonxmemws GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1920. 1 ,409,805 Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

G. w. WEAVER.

WORKlNGMAN'S GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED AUG. I9, 1920. 1,409,805,Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- entree STATES PATENT caries.

W'ORKINGMAN S GARMENT,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

Application filed. August 10, 1920. Serial No. 402,617.

To all 107mm may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon \VILLIAM /i'nsvnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, ire-- qsiding at St. Joseph, in the county of Budown without thewearer taking off the entire upper part of the garment, the drop seatportion being cut in such a way that it answers the same purpose theone-piece garment with the closed back, yet making it entirelyconvenient when necessary to drop the seat portion. In the presentimprove ment the seat portion does not drop from the waistband asheretofore, yet it makes a neat fitting and appearing garment readilyput on or taken oif and one that is not liable to become damaged underheavy strains.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claims. The invention is clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference markedthereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is afront View showing the garment in position upon the body of the wearer,with one of the suspender straps detached.

Figure 2 is a rear View showing the seat portion dropped.

Figure 3 is a rear View showing the seat portion in its normal position.1

Figure et is a detail showing the opening att-he side and the entranceto the side pocket. Like numerals of reference indicate like partsthroughout the different views.

Referring to the drawings, 1, 1 designate the legs of the trousersportion, and 2 the belt or waistband portion to which is attached thecoat portion 3 by suitable lines of stitching. The coat portion isprovided with pockets 4 which, in this instance, are shown as providedwith flaps 5 secured in position by buttons and button-holes 6, while 7are buttons at the top of the flap portions, as seen in Figure l, andwith which are designed to be engaged the fastening means on the endsofthe Suspender straps. These suspender straps S are designed to extendover the shoulders, being crossed at the back of the garment andprovided at their free ends with suitable means, as 9, for readvdetachable engagement with the buttons at the front.

The suspender straps 8 are continuous of the drop seat portion 10 Whichis integral with the leg portions 1 at the rear, as seen in Figures 2and 3, being separated therefrom at the sides from a point a considerable distance below the waistband, as at 11, see Figure 2, and providedalong the sides 12 with buttons 13 adapted to be engaged in thebutton-holes 14 in the side portions 15, as seen in Figures 2 and 3.

The coat portion is provided with a collar 16 and with buttons andbutton-holes 1'7 and 18 down the front, the opening thus formed being anupward continuation of the fly portionl9, as seen in Figure 1, which isprovided with button and button-holes 20.

The garment is provided at the rear with pockets 21 which are carried bythe drop seat portion 10, as seen best in Figure The portions 15 whichare provided with the button-holes 14 are provided each with a side poo:et 22, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, the entrance thereto being formedbetween the portion 15 and the adjacent portion 23 of the leg of thegarment.

In practice, after the garment has been put on, the suspender straps areplaced over the shoulders and the fastcnings 9 engaged with the buttons7 and the sides of the drop seat portion secured by engaging the buttons13 with the button-holes 14- and the garment retained in position. Whenit is desired to drop the drop seat portion, the fastenings 9 aredisengaged from the buttons 7, the buttons 18 are disengaged from thebuttonholes 14, when the drop seat portion falls into the posit-ionshown in Figure 2. Vhen in closed position, the drop seat portionoverlaps the lower end of the rear of the coat portion and answers thesame purpose as the one-piece garment with the closed back. Thecast-ofi' drop sea-t feature of the construction is deemed mostessential, particularly as it drops from a portion a considerabledistance below the waistband.

The crossing of the Suspender portions 8 and their connection with theseat portions causes any pull on, the shoulder portions of the garmenttobe transmitted to and counteracted by the waistband 2.

While the structure hereinbefore described .is what is deemed at thepresent time the most preferable way of carrying out the 1n' vention, itis evident that the same is subject to changes, variations andmodifications in 10 detail, pro-portion of parts, etc, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.It is, therefore, not intended to restrict the claims to the particularconstruction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but the rightis reserved to make such changes, variations and modifications as comeproperly Within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is v l. A garment oi the character described,

embodying a trousers portion, a coat portion and a drop seat portionarranged to drop at a point considerably below the waistband andextended above the bottom of the coat drop seat portion the coatportionhaving means at the front for detachable engagement with means on thesuspender straps.

2. A garment embodying a trousers portion with a. drop seat portion,means attached to said drop seat portion for supporting it, a coatportion having pockets on the ,front thereof, closures for said pockets,and

buttons on said closures for detachable connection with sald supportingmeans.

In testimony Whereoi'I affix my signature.

enonen WILLIAM WEAVER.

